What might have prickled Lineker? Maybe it was this relatively-innocuous passage in Humphrey's blogpost: "As you know I am a staunch defender and lover of the BBC and what it stands for. However, I am also a sport lover [and] I was immediately impressed by the ambition and drive of BT. I believe sport must be live. They agree. I believe the audience need incisive analysis delivered by current or recently retired players who can empathise with current stars of the sport. They agree." The emphasis on "analysis delivered by current or recently retired" players surely can't have riled Match of the Day man Lineker, whose last professional game was almost two decades ago … Can it?